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To be the body of Christ, living in Christ’s love, and serving as Christ served.
THE MINI-MESSENGER Sharing the Weekly Message of Christ in Our Lives
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church | February 15, 2018
Mental Health Initiatives outreach ministry at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church promotes the dignity, value, and inherent worth of people who live with mental illness, that every person— able or disabled—has value and worth. Marcia Murphy has a request for funding for sweat pants for psychiatric patients in Iowa’s sole tertiary hospital health care center. All donations through the One Mission Fund go directly into the MHI ministry fund of St. Andrew.
There are 3 easy ways YOU can support
this fund:
1.Purchase any of One Mission’s great products and 40% of what you spend will be donated. 2.Donate cash. 3.Share this Fund with your friends and family. Please follow this link: https://onemission.fund/support/mhi-clothing-
fund/?shopfor=117195
Mental Health Initiatives Clothing Fund
Thursdays in Lent Potlucks
Women’s Book Club
We will resume our Thursdays in Lent Potlucks, February 15 through March 22. We will start with a meal at 5:30 pm and then move onto music and devotions from 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm.
For the potlucks, the usual *spark* mac and cheese will be offered each week. Please bring a generous dish to share. Tableware and drinks will also be provided.
Watch for upcoming announcements about
The St. Andrew Women's Book Club meets at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of every month. Due to spring break, we will meet on March 21 next month to discuss Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered by Gary Paulsen. We meet in member's homes and will need to hear from you if you plan to join us. Contact Annie Potter, [email protected], or LeAnn Otterbein at [email protected] if you are interested.
We hope you can join us!
The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. -Mark 1:1
Have you ever wanted to have a better understanding of the Bible?
Do you struggle to understand what is in the gospels?
Do you find it challenging to relate what you read in the gospels to your life as a Christian?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then Pastor Kyle invites you to join us at our new Sunday night "Sunday Gospel Gathering".
Beginning at 6:30 pm, most Sunday nights (see initial schedule below), we will gather in the sanctuary and Pastor Kyle will lead us chapter by chapter through the gospel of Mark. Teaching, conversation, and questions will last for 1 hour, but Kyle will stay around until 8:30 for those who would like (and may have ETC youth).
Kyle encourages you to bring a Bible to read (NRSV, ESV, or NIV would be best) along with a journal or notebook to capture your notes, thoughts, questions, and insights!
We hope you can come each time we gather, but come when you can!
Initial Dates:
Sunday, February 18: SGG
Sunday, February 25: Saint Andrew Documentary Film Night!
Sunday, March 4: SGG
Sunday, March 11: Kyle on vacation
Sunday, March 18: Kyle on vacation
Sunday, March 25: Saint Andrew Documentary Film Night
Sunday, April 1: Easter! No SGG
More dates to follow!
Sunday Gospel Gathering
Sunday, April 8: SGG
Sunday, April 15: SGG
Sunday, April 22: SGG
Sunday, April 29: Saint Andrew Documentary Film Night
Sunday, May 6: SGG
Sunday, May 13: SGG
Sunday, May 20: SGG
St. Andrew’s Adult Education Team is hosting a monthly series of Last Sunday of the Month Netflix Documentary Screenings at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of our new building at 140 Gathering Place Lane in Iowa City. Popcorn and beverages will be provided. (The descriptions below come from author and journalist Warren Cole Smith at http://bit.ly/2CXWK0r.)
February 25 “Detropia”: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady brought us this 2012 dystopian tale of a hollowed-out Detroit. It won a bunch of awards, and it does a great job of illustrating the brokenness of Detroit at a moment in time, specifically the aftermath of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. What “Detropia” doesn’t show is how, even while the filmmakers were there, church leaders and social entrepreneurs were working to bring Detroit back. It is not fully back today, but what has happened in the five years since “Detropia” released is the “real” story of that city.
March 25: “13th”: Director Ava DuVernay, who is currently helming the upcoming “A Wrinkle in Time film,” first made waves with this startling documentary on the American prison systems. Known for her vocal approach on the subjects of race and equality, DuVernay comes at her viewers full-force, comparing modern incarceration to early slavery. Viewers are challenged to think critically on questions of truth and justice, while receiving an inside look at the legislation which governs American prisons. The film is not for the faint of heart, but is nonetheless a story which needs telling.
April 29: “Jesus Camp”: If you are a Christian, especially if you ever went to a church camp, you will find this documentary by turns deeply frustrating, deeply yet
vaguely familiar. The Jesus Camp of this documentary is not — repeat, not — representative of many of the great Christian camps out there, but neither is it unique. Christians should see this documentary, if for no other reason than to know what the ‘other side’ thinks of us.”
Last Sunday of the Month Netflix Documentary Screenings by Jeff Charis-Carlson
Pie for a Pint Every unit we donate at our blood drive can help save up to three lives. Each recipient of that blood donation has his or her own story. He or she could be an accident or trauma victim, cancer patient, a mother giving birth, a premature baby, a transplant recipient or surgical candidate. Our impact goes beyond that patient – it is multiplied by the impact it has on that person’s loved ones who are thankful for the unit we donated.
The DeGowin Blood Center could not meet patient needs and touch all of those lives if it were not for groups like ours.
Our upcoming blood drive collection goal on March 4 is 30 pints. Think about all of the lives we can touch by meeting our goal. A typical donation takes less than one hour. If you can’t give, you can still help by providing a pie!! Sign-up sheets for both donations
and pies are in the Atrium.
A new class will begin this Sunday, February 18 from 9:45-10:45 am on Christian Caregiving in Room 103. Over ten sessions we will cover five topics in two week sequences to increase understanding and build skills that will enable us to better understand how our faith helps us care for ourselves and others in a distinctively Christian way. This week’s session will focus on development of understanding about setting boundaries, assertiveness and trust building. Next week on February 25, we will work on practicing those skills. Ted Potter and Mary Beth Ross will facilitate using the book Christian Caregiving-a Way of Life by Dr. Kenneth Haughk. Books will be loaned to participants for the length of the course, which will run up until May 6. Signups and books are available on the Elliott table in the church office. If you are interested in attending or have any questions, please email or call Mary Beth Ross at 319/338.0082 or [email protected]
Christian Caregiving